CONNECTING TRADE AND POLITICS: NEGOTIATIONS ON THE RELEASE OF THE GERMAN PRISONERS OF WAR IN YUGOSLAVIA AND THE FIRST WEST GERMAN-YUGOSLAV TRADE AGREEMENT OF 1949/1950
CONNECTING TRADE AND POLITICS: NEGOTIATIONS ON THE RELEASE OF THE GERMAN PRISONERS OF WAR IN YUGOSLAVIA AND THE FIRST WEST GERMAN-YUGOSLAV TRADE AGREEMENT OF 1949/1950
Author(s): Natalija DimićSubject(s): International relations/trade, Political economy
Published by: Institut za savremenu istoriju, Beograd
Keywords: German Prisoners of War; Federal Republic of Germany; Yugoslavia; German-Yugoslav relations; Trade Agreement; Repatriation; War Crimes
Summary/Abstract: This paper analyzes the multipronged approach the West German authorities embraced in their relations with Yugoslavia during the early 1950s. By focusing on the issue of repatriation of the remaining 1,400 German prisoners of war in Yugoslavia, the author attempts to show how West Germany, lacking political power, resorted to its economic strength in order to achieve its political goals. The article, based on unpublished German and Yugoslav sources, follows the discussions about trade and economic cooperation as well as discussions on the future release of German POWs and analyzes how and when those issues intertwined.
Journal: Istorija 20. veka
- Issue Year: 2021
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 333-352
- Page Count: 20
- Language: English